paramagnetism
/ˌpæ.ɹəˈmæɡ.nə.tɪ.zəm/noun
paramagnetism is spelled P-A-R-A-M-A-G-N-E-T-I-S-M: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, paramagnetism means “The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of paramagnetism is paramagnetisms.
How many letters and syllables are in paramagnetism?
| Letters | 13: P-A-R-A-M-A-G-N-E-T-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paramagnetism?
Paramagnetism appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce paramagnetism?
- /ˌpæ.ɹəˈmæɡ.nə.tɪ.zəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of paramagnetism
- paramagnetisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does paramagnetism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paramagnetism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tendency of dipoles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Paramagnetismus |
| Spanish | paramagnetismo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.